Verse 8

he that hath not given forth{H5414} upon interest,{H5392} neither hath taken{H3947} any increase,{H8636} that hath withdrawn{H7725} his hand{H3027} from iniquity,{H5766} hath executed{H6213} true{H571} justice{H4941} between man{H376} and man,{H376}

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 22:25 : 25 If thou lend{H3867} money{H3701} to any of my people{H5971} with thee that is poor,{H6041} thou shalt not be to him as a creditor;{H5383} neither shall ye lay{H7760} upon him interest.{H5392}
  • Zech 8:16 : 16 These are the things{H1697} that ye shall do:{H6213} speak{H1696} ye every man{H376} the truth{H571} with his neighbor;{H7453} execute{H8199} the judgment{H4941} of truth{H571} and peace{H7965} in your gates;{H8179}
  • Deut 23:19-20 : 19 Thou shalt not lend upon interest{H5391} to thy brother;{H251} interest{H5391} of money,{H3701} interest{H5392} of victuals,{H400} interest{H5392} of anything{H1697} that is lent upon interest:{H5391} 20 unto a foreigner{H5237} thou mayest lend upon interest;{H5391} but unto thy brother{H251} thou shalt not lend upon interest,{H5391} that Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} may bless{H1288} thee in all that thou puttest{H4916} thy hand{H3027} unto, in the land{H776} whither thou goest{H935} in to possess{H3423} it.
  • Lev 25:35-37 : 35 And if thy brother{H251} be waxed poor,{H4134} and his hand fail{H4131} with thee;{H3027} then thou shalt uphold{H2388} him: [as] a stranger{H1616} and a sojourner{H1616} shall he live{H2416} with thee. 36 Take{H3947} thou no interest{H5392} of him or increase,{H8636} but fear{H3372} thy God;{H430} that thy brother{H251} may live{H2416} with thee. 37 Thou shalt not give{H5414} him thy money{H3701} upon interest,{H5392} nor give{H5414} him thy victuals{H400} for increase.{H4768}
  • Ps 15:5 : 5 He that putteth not out{H5414} his money{H3701} to interest,{H5392} Nor taketh{H3947} reward{H7810} against the innocent.{H5355} He that doeth{H6213} these things shall never{H5769} be moved.{H4131}
  • Ezek 18:13 : 13 hath given forth{H5414} upon interest,{H5392} and hath taken{H3947} increase;{H8636} shall he then live?{H2425} he shall not live:{H2421} he hath done{H6213} all these abominations;{H8441} he shall surely{H4191} die;{H4191} his blood{H1818} shall be upon him.
  • Ezek 18:17 : 17 that hath withdrawn{H7725} his hand{H3027} from the poor,{H6041} that hath not received{H3947} interest{H5392} nor increase,{H8636} hath executed{H6213} mine ordinances,{H4941} hath walked{H1980} in my statutes;{H2708} he shall not die{H4191} for the iniquity{H5771} of his father,{H1} he shall surely{H2421} live.{H2421}
  • Ezek 22:12 : 12 In thee have they taken{H3947} bribes{H7810} to shed{H8210} blood;{H1818} thou hast taken{H3947} interest{H5392} and increase,{H8636} and thou hast greedily gained{H1214} of thy neighbors{H7453} by oppression,{H6233} and hast forgotten{H7911} me, saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah.{H3069}
  • Zech 7:9-9 : 9 Thus hath Jehovah{H3068} of hosts{H6635} spoken,{H559} saying,{H559} Execute{H8199} true{H571} judgment,{H4941} and show{H6213} kindness{H2617} and compassion{H7356} every man{H376} to his brother;{H251} 10 and oppress{H6231} not the widow,{H490} nor the fatherless,{H3490} the sojourner,{H1616} nor the poor;{H6041} and let none of you devise{H2803} evil{H7451} against{H376} his brother{H251} in your heart.{H3824}
  • Prov 28:8 : 8 He that augmenteth{H7235} his substance{H1952} by interest{H5392} and increase,{H8636} Gathereth{H6908} it for him that hath pity{H2603} on the poor.{H1800}
  • Prov 31:8-9 : 8 Open{H6605} thy mouth{H6310} for the dumb,{H483} In the cause{H1779} of all such as are left{H1121} desolate.{H2475} 9 Open{H6605} thy mouth,{H6310} judge{H8199} righteously,{H6664} And minister{H1777} justice to the poor{H6041} and needy.{H6041}
  • Isa 1:17 : 17 learn{H3925} to do well;{H3190} seek{H1875} justice,{H4941} relieve{H833} the oppressed,{H2541} judge{H8199} the fatherless,{H3490} plead{H7378} for the widow.{H490}
  • Isa 33:15 : 15 He that walketh{H1980} righteously,{H6666} and speaketh{H1696} uprightly;{H4339} he that despiseth{H3988} the gain{H1215} of oppressions,{H4642} that shaketh{H5287} his hands{H3709} from taking{H8551} a bribe,{H7810} that stoppeth{H331} his ears{H241} from hearing{H8085} of blood,{H1818} and shutteth{H6105} his eyes{H5869} from looking{H7200} upon evil:{H7451}
  • Jer 15:10 : 10 Woe{H188} is me, my mother,{H517} that thou hast borne{H3205} me a man{H376} of strife{H7379} and a man{H376} of contention{H4066} to the whole earth!{H776} I have not lent,{H5383} neither have men lent{H5383} to me; [yet] every one of them doth curse{H7043} me.
  • Jer 22:15-16 : 15 Shalt thou reign,{H4427} because thou strivest to excel{H8474} in cedar?{H730} Did not thy father{H1} eat{H398} and drink,{H8354} and do{H6213} justice{H4941} and righteousness?{H6666} then it was well{H2896} with him. 16 He judged{H1777} the cause{H1779} of the poor{H6041} and needy;{H34} then it was well.{H2896} Was not this to know{H1847} me? saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068}
  • Deut 1:16-17 : 16 And I charged{H6680} your judges{H8199} at that time,{H6256} saying,{H559} Hear{H8085} [the causes] between your brethren,{H251} and judge{H8199} righteously{H6664} between a man{H376} and his brother,{H251} and the sojourner{H1616} that is with him. 17 Ye shall not respect{H5234} persons{H6440} in judgment;{H4941} ye shall hear{H8085} the small{H6996} and the great{H1419} alike; ye shall not be afraid{H1481} of the face{H6440} of man;{H376} for the judgment{H4941} is God's:{H430} and the cause{H1697} that is too hard{H7185} for you ye shall bring{H7126} unto me, and I will hear{H8085} it.
  • Deut 16:18-20 : 18 Judges{H8199} and officers{H7860} shalt thou make{H5414} thee in all thy gates,{H8179} which Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414} thee, according to thy tribes;{H7626} and they shall judge{H8199} the people{H5971} with righteous{H6664} judgment.{H4941} 19 Thou shalt not wrest{H5186} justice:{H4941} thou shalt not respect{H5234} persons;{H6440} neither shalt thou take{H3947} a bribe;{H7810} for a bribe{H7810} doth blind{H5786} the eyes{H5869} of the wise,{H2450} and pervert{H5557} the words{H1697} of the righteous.{H6662} 20 That which is altogether{H6664} just{H6664} shalt thou follow,{H7291} that thou mayest live,{H2421} and inherit{H3423} the land{H776} which Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414} thee.
  • Lev 19:15 : 15 Ye shall do{H6213} no unrighteousness{H5766} in judgment:{H4941} thou shalt not respect{H5375} the person{H6440} of the poor,{H1800} nor honor{H1921} the person{H6440} of the mighty;{H1419} but in righteousness{H6664} shalt thou judge{H8199} thy neighbor.{H5997}
  • Lev 19:35 : 35 Ye shall do{H6213} no unrighteousness{H5766} in judgment,{H4941} in measures{H4884} of length, of weight,{H4948} or of quantity.{H4884}
  • 2 Sam 22:24 : 24 I was also perfect{H8549} toward him; And I kept{H8104} myself from mine iniquity.{H5771}
  • Neh 5:1-9 : 1 Then there arose a great{H1419} cry{H6818} of the people{H5971} and of their wives{H802} against their brethren{H251} the Jews.{H3064} 2 For there were{H3426} that said,{H559} We, our sons{H1121} and our daughters,{H1323} are many:{H7227} let us get{H3947} grain,{H1715} that we may eat{H398} and live.{H2421} 3 Some also there were{H3426} that said,{H559} We are mortgaging{H6148} our fields,{H7704} and our vineyards,{H3754} and our houses:{H1004} let us get{H3947} grain,{H1715} because of the dearth.{H7458} 4 There were{H3426} also that said,{H559} We have borrowed{H3867} money{H3701} for the king's{H4428} tribute{H4060} [upon] our fields{H7704} and our vineyards.{H3754} 5 Yet now our flesh{H1320} is as the flesh{H1320} of our brethren,{H251} our children{H1121} as their children:{H1121} and, lo, we bring into bondage{H3533} our sons{H1121} and our daughters{H1323} to be servants,{H5650} and some of our daughters{H1323} are{H3426} brought into bondage{H3533} [already]: neither is it in our power{H410} to help it; for other men{H312} have our fields{H7704} and our vineyards.{H3754} 6 And I was very{H3966} angry{H2734} when I heard{H8085} their cry{H2201} and these words.{H1697} 7 Then I consulted{H4427} with myself,{H3820} and contended{H7378} with the nobles{H2715} and the rulers,{H5461} and said{H559} unto them, Ye exact{H5383} usury,{H4855} every one{H376} of his brother.{H251} And I held{H5414} a great{H1419} assembly{H6952} against them. 8 And I said{H559} unto them, We after our ability{H1767} have redeemed{H7069} our brethren{H251} the Jews,{H3064} that were sold{H4376} unto the nations;{H1471} and would ye even sell{H4376} your brethren,{H251} and should they be sold{H4376} unto us? Then held they their peace,{H2790} and found{H4672} never{H1697} a word. 9 Also I said,{H559} The thing that{H1697} ye do{H6213} is not good:{H2896} ought ye not to walk{H3212} in the fear{H3374} of our God,{H430} because of the reproach{H2781} of the nations{H1471} our enemies?{H341} 10 And I likewise, my brethren{H251} and my servants,{H5288} do lend{H5383} them money{H3701} and grain.{H1715} I pray you, let us leave off{H5800} this usury.{H4855} 11 Restore,{H7725} I pray you, to them, even this day,{H3117} their fields,{H7704} their vineyards,{H3754} their oliveyards,{H2132} and their houses,{H1004} also the hundredth{H3967} part of the money,{H3701} and of the grain,{H1715} the new wine,{H8492} and the oil,{H3323} that ye exact{H5383} of them.
  • Neh 5:15 : 15 But the former{H7223} governors{H6346} that were before{H6440} me were chargeable{H3513} unto the people,{H5971} and took{H3947} of them bread{H3899} and wine,{H3196} besides{H310} forty{H705} shekels{H8255} of silver;{H3701} yea, even{H1571} their servants{H5288} bare rule{H7980} over the people:{H5971} but so did{H6213} not I, because{H6440} of the fear{H3374} of God.{H430}
  • Job 29:7-9 : 7 When I went forth{H3318} to the gate{H8179} unto the city,{H7176} When I prepared{H3559} my seat{H4186} in the street,{H7339} 8 The young men{H5288} saw{H7200} me and hid{H2244} themselves, And the aged{H3453} rose up{H6965} and stood;{H5975} 9 The princes{H8269} refrained{H6113} from talking,{H4405} And laid{H7760} their hand{H3709} on their mouth;{H6310} 10 The voice{H2244} of the nobles{H5057} was hushed,{H6963} And their tongue{H3956} cleaved{H1692} to the roof of their mouth.{H2441} 11 For when the ear{H241} heard{H8085} [me], then it blessed{H833} me; And when the eye{H5869} saw{H7200} [me], it gave witness{H5749} unto me: 12 Because I delivered{H4422} the poor{H6041} that cried,{H7768} The fatherless{H3490} also, that had none to help{H5826} him. 13 The blessing{H1293} of him that was ready to perish{H6} came{H935} upon me; And I caused the widow's{H490} heart{H3820} to sing for joy.{H7442} 14 I put{H3847} on righteousness,{H6664} and it clothed{H3847} me: My justice{H4941} was as a robe{H4598} and a diadem.{H6797} 15 I was eyes{H5869} to the blind,{H5787} And feet{H7272} was I to the lame.{H6455} 16 I was a father{H1} to the needy:{H34} And the cause{H7379} of him that I knew{H3045} not I searched out.{H2713} 17 And I brake{H7665} the jaws{H4973} of the unrighteous,{H5767} And plucked{H7993} the prey{H2964} out of his teeth.{H8127}